Peggy McNeal
Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences
Towson University
Website Content Contributions
Activities (2)
Absorption and Reflection of Solar Energy part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Friday
As part of an overall lesson on Earth's energy budget, the objective of this inquiry activity is for students to describe how surface material type and color affect absorption and reflection of solar energy. ...
Sunrise, Sunset: Using Personal Observations to Understand Changing Sun Patterns from an Earth Perspective part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Tuesday B
When students learn about Earth-Sun relationships from models of the solar system, they discover that Earth's axial tilt is the cause of variable sun angle and the seasons. However, they experience this using ...
Conference Presentations (12)
Lost in the aquifer: Student spatial and conceptual struggles in hydrogeology part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday Oral Session A
Training undergraduate students in hydrogeology is challenging as students grapple with complex content in a three-dimensional, unobservable, subsurface space. In a prior study with novice to expert ...
Other Contributions (6)
Pedagogies and Practices for Boosting Spatial Understanding of Fluid Earth Processes part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Afternoon Mini-Workshops
Thinking and learning about fluid-Earth processes can be uniquely challenging for students. This workshop targets instructors of fluid-Earth science courses including meteorology, oceanography, hydrology, ...
Communities
Eastern Section, Geoscience Education Research Division
20 activities reviewed
July 2022 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2021
July 2021 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2020
July 2020 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2019
July 2019 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2018
July 2018 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2017
July 2017 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2016
July 2016 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2015
July 2015 JGE Associate Editors
Integrate/GETSI 2023 Survey
NAGT All
NAGT Webinar Series Interest
Ocean Sustainability Interest Group
Teaching Geoscience Online
Earth Educators' Rendezvous Interest Group
NGSS Tagging Camp EER 2019
TIDeS Interest
Workshop Leader (4 workshops)
EER 2024 - Pedagogies and Practices for Boosting Spatial Understanding of Fluid Earth LEADs
EER 2022 Writing Retreat
Workshop Participant (38 workshops)
July 2019 Google Earth for Onsite and Distance Education (GEODE)
July 2018 Using Recreational Drones for STEM Explorations
July 2018